I see the confusion. If you are just experimenting, you can of course use 2 modules...powering both modules with 5V and placing one on each side of the track. So when breaking-the-beam the "detect" LED will go off on each module. What I was talking about was if you only have 1 sensor module. In this case you would need to de-solder the clear emitter (LED) or dark receiver (phototransistor) and run 2 wires to extend it from the board. If doing this you want to extend the emitter (LED) off the board.
Or am I still confused?